Edward John Imwinkelried (born September 19, 1945) is an American educator and law scholar.

[4] He graduated from The JAG School at the University of Virginia in June 1970 and commissioned an officer in the United States Army.

[7] He also served as a prosecuting attorney before United States Magistrate courts and as defense counsel in courts-martial.

[7] From August 1971 to 1972, he served as an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate for XXIV Corps and the 196th Light Infantry Brigade in Vietnam.

[7] From July 1972 to June 1974, he served as an Instructor for the Criminal Law Division of the Judge Advocate General's School in Charlottesville, Virginia.